Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 753: Not a parasite; Curshmann spirals.
As noted by several of my readers, Curshmann spirals are spiral-shaped mucus plugs from subepithelial mucous gland ducts of bronchi that occur in a variety of diseases including asthma and bronchitis.
As I always say about mimics - it's not so important that you know the name of the mimic, as long as you recognize it is not a parasite!
Florida Fan has a really good saying to help with this differentiation: "No head, no tail, no entrails, most likely no parasite”.
Thanks again to Dr. Hugh Mortan and Jodie Smith for donating this great case!
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